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Explainer-What's at stake in the Philippines election?

A two-horse race for the Philippine presidency has emerged ahead of Monday's election between incumbent Vice President Leni Robredo and Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son of a notorious dictator whose 20-year rule ended in a 1986 uprising.

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Marcos-era Torture Victims Try To Derail Son’s Candidacy in Philippine Vote

The younger Marcos refuses to address the atrocities committed when his father was in power and has repeatedly dismissed questions from local reporters about the billions of dollars in unpaid estate taxes that the family owes the government.

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Seeking return of disputed 'golden age', some Philippine voters back son of dictator Marcos

Street vendor Nellie Baraquio will cast a ballot in a presidential election in the Philippines for the first time on Monday, and the campaign sticker on her worn-out ice box leaves little doubt about who is getting her vote.

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Philippines election a rematch of late dictator's son and rights lawyer

Philippine voters head to the polls on Monday in a presidential election shaping up as a rematch between the son and namesake of the country's late dictator and the human rights lawyer who narrowly beat him in the 2016 vice presidential contest.

Reuters

Marcos redux? Dictator's son may win Philippine presidency

The presidential campaign of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is resonating in the Philippines

The Independent UK

Philippines election: how the Marcos clan might be heading back to power

The upcoming election in the Philippines presents the country with a stark choice to set its political course for the next six years. Outgoing authoritarian president Rodrigo Duterte leaves behind a country much damaged by his time in office.

The Conversation

Explainer-A guide to the Philippines election

The Philippines holds an election on Monday to decide thousands of positions across the archipelago, including who will take over from Rodrigo Duterte and become its president for the next six years.

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Factbox-Marcos and Robredo lead field ahead of Philippine presidential vote

Philippine presidential candidates will wrap up campaigning this week ahead of the May 9 election, in a contest that has shaped into a two-way race between the clear favourite Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his main rival Leni Robredo.

Reuters

Philippines election 2022: what you need to know about the vote for president

Ferdinand Marcos Jr, known as Bongbong Marcos, frontrunner in race to replace populist president Rodrigo Duterte

The Guardian - UK

'Our blood is boiling': Victims angry as son of dictator closes in on Philippine presidency

Former political prisoner Cristina Bawagan still has the dress she wore the day she was arrested, tortured and sexually abused by soldiers during the late Philippines' dictator Ferdinand Marcos's brutal era of martial law.

Reuters

The Philippines’ Strongman Problem

Why Political Dynasties Are Dominating the Presidential Election

Foreign Affairs

The Marcos makeover: How history was rewritten to place a dictator's son on the cusp of power

Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of the late dictator Ferdinand Sr, is poised to become the next president of the Philippines, despite his father's legacy of brutality and corruption.

ABC News

‘Authoritarian nostalgia’: Philippines seem set to return Marcoses to power

Ferdinand Marcos Jr leads polls despite father’s dictatorship and energetic opposition campaign

The Guardian - UK

Abortion law: Which countries have the strictest laws and what are the punishments?

The US Supreme Court appears poised to overturn the landmark ruling that led to the constitutional right to abortion in America

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Comedian joked about child abuse... and is then unmasked as vile paedophile who paid fixers to live stream children being molested

Eamon Goodfellow, who ran comedy nights in Cheshire, sourced children under 13 in Romania and the Philippines for abuse

Reuters

Philippine presidential candidates enter final push to woo voters

Philippine presidential candidates were in the provinces on Tuesday to drum up more support as the campaign entered its homestretch, in an election that has shaped into a two-way race between Ferdinand Marcos Jr and old rival Leni Robredo.

Bangkok Post

Philippines’ Duterte seeks to end lucrative online cockfighting

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he will order the termination of online cockfighting operations, which have been daily raking in millions of dollars in wagers.

Irish Mirror

Irish comedian who made child abuse jokes unmasked as paedophile who paid to watch kids being sexually abused online

Eamon Goodfellow has been convicted of 'paying for and directing the sexual abuse of children' in the Philippines and Romania

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Daily Mirror

Devastating fire kills eight including six kids as massive blaze leaves 100 homeless

The fire broke out at around 5am local time in a crowded slum in Quezon City, a district of Manila in the Philippines tragically taking the lives of six children

Asharq Al-Awsat

Eight People Killed in Philippines Housing Fire

Eight people died, including six children, when a fire ripped through a poor community in the Philippines capital of Manila on Monday and destroyed 80 houses, a fire official said. Another three people were injured in the blaze which started around 5:00 am (2100 GMT) on the second floor of…

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Philippines' Marcos keeps big lead in poll on presidential race

Ferdinand Marcos Jr has maintained his wide lead in the Philippines presidential election race in a new survey released on Monday, but some political observers say the game may not be over for closest rival Leni Robredo.

The Independent UK

Philippine vote: Volunteers back reformer vs dictator’s son

Large numbers of volunteers are waging a house-to-house campaign in the Philippines for presidential candidate Leni Robredo, who is facing an uphill electoral battle against the son and namesake of ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos

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Media in the Philippines bite back against Duterte

Duterte’s presidency rapidly eroded press freedom in the Philippines. Media organisations see the May elections as a chance to set things right.

The Times of India

'Really unfair, could have played the final': PV Sindhu on controversial point penalty at Asian Championships

MANILA (Philippines): Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu was left in tears after an "unfair" call by the umpires midway through her semifinal match against Japan's Akane Yamaguchi derailed her dream of winning a gold at the Badminton Asia Championships.

Bangkok Post

Philippines' Marcos declines debate with top presidential rival

MANILA: Philippines presidential frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Friday turned down his closest rival's challenge to a debate, saying a face-off with Leni Robredo will never happen and he prefers to communicate directly with the public.

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